D.L. Hawkins

D.L. Hawkins
Portrayed by	Leonard Roberts
First appearance	Hiros
In-story stats
Known ability	Phasing
Formal name	Daniel Lawrence Hawkins
Gender
Age	31
Date of birth	1976
Date of death	2007
Home	Las Vegas, NV
Residence	D.L. Hawkins's home
Occupation	Construction worker
Significant other	Niki Sanders
Parent	Paulette Hawkins
Child	Micah Sanders

D.L. Hawkins was an unemployed construction worker and part-time associate of Mr. Linderman of the Linderman Group. He lived with his wife and son in Las Vegas. He was an evolved human with the ability of phasing.

About

D.L. is very devoted to his family. After initially deciding to participate in the plan to rob Linderman of the $2 million in order to better provide for Niki and Micah, he backs out of the plan out of fear that Linderman will seek retribution against them. Even after he discovers Jessica set him up, he remains very much in love with his wife, and ultimately succumbs to Micah's pleas to return and help Niki overcome her alter ego.

Unlike some of the others, D.L. seems to actually enjoy using his powers and has made no effort to conceal them from those close to him.

Character History

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see D.L. Hawkins: Season One History.

D.L. escapes from prison, and for six months avoids capture. He returns home, and convinces Niki that he was set up - he did not steal Linderman's money. He also vows to raise Micah. He and Niki leave to visit a warehouse for information, only to find everybody inside dead. Returning home, Niki reveals that she stole the money, and Jessica takes over - they fight, and D.L. overpowers her, taking Micah away.

D.L. continues taking Micah away, despite his protests and requests to help Niki, when he and Hiro save a woman from an exploding car. D.L. finally relents, agreeing to help Niki, when Micah states that she already knows where they are. D.L. is shot by Jessica, and they have another fight. Niki regains control, and hands herself to the law.

Two weeks later, D.L. is unable to pay the rent, and continually visits Niki in her jail, frequently asking her to return home. She eventually does, and D.L. focuses on raising Micah, unaware of his wife's activities. He becomes suspicious after finding Nathan's photograph, and tells Jessica that he is taking Micah.

Before this can happen, Micah is taken by Linderman, and both he and Jessica go to Linderman's archives for information. Finding out that their entire relationship was a sham, they go visit Nathan due to his election, and he finds out where Linderman is. They sneak into the Kirby Plaza building and, with help from Matt and Mr. Bennet, find Linderman. After Linderman tries bribing Jessica, he shoots D.L., and D.L. kills him. Injured, he tells Niki she was the strong one, and they escape from the building as D.L. reaches critical status. With Mohinder and Molly, D.L. and his family reach Kirby Plaza, watch Peter and Sylar fight, and witness the explosion.

Kindred

Niki and Micah visit D.L.'s grave.

Powers

D.L. had the ability to phase some or all of his body through solid objects. He had used his ability to walk through walls, pass his arm through a window, open locked doors, and injure other people by phasing through their bodies.

Notes

• Before D.L.'s introduction, mentions of him made him sound like he was a full-time member of Mr. Linderman's organization. However, as of Better Halves it's less clear that this was the case. Based on his conversation with Niki about the robbery, it now seems just as likely that D.L. was primarily a construction worker who did at best a few jobs for Linderman on the side. This has led some fans to question whether D.L.'s "crew" refers, as originally assumed, to a criminal gang, or merely to a construction crew who were involved in only the one robbery. However, Snapshots indicates that D.L. considered his crew a bad influence, which seems to indicate the former context. Stolen Time further reveals that he used to be the gang's safe cracker.
• In Six Months Ago, Niki describes D.L. as an "ex-con" at her AA meeting. This was before Jessica stole Mr. Linderman's money and D.L. was framed for it.
• According to Snapshots, D.L was incarcerated at the Nevada State Penitentiary. However, a rap sheet in Linderman's archives suggest he was jailed at Clark County Prison. Further complicating matters, a deleted scene from Genesis show that D.L. was imprisoned in the Moab Federal Penitentiary. Additionally, the script for the unaired pilot lists him as being in "Sing Sing Prison, New York". It is unclear if he actually spent time at all of these facilities or if these are are just oversights and/or script changes.
• D.L. is on the list.
• In a possible future timeline, D.L. was rescued by Mr. Bennet with the help of Hiro Nakamura. He is subsequently killed, probably by Sylar who possesses his phasing ability. (Five Years Gone) Aron Coleite and Joe Pokaski confirmed this chain of events in an interview.
• As seen in a deleted scene from Genesis, D.L. has the symbol either carved or tattooed into his right arm.
• D.L.'s full name was seen on his tombstone in Kindred.

Trivia

• D.L.'s last name, Hawkins, is of Old English origin and means "little hawk".
• According to a 2002 tax return in Linderman's archives, D.L. lived at 1430 Martel Avenue, Sparks, Nevada 89432. His phone number was 617-555-0187, and his social security number is 569-3451-081. (The Hard Part) However, the tax return is filled out incorrectly, as it lists "Hawkins" as his first name and "D.L." as his last name.
• According to D.L.'s inmate record card, D.L. doesn't have more than a high school education.

See Also

• For articles related to D.L., see Related Articles:D.L..
• For images of D.L., see Images of D.L. Hawkins.
• For other members of the Hawkins family, see Hawkins (disambig).

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:D.L. Hawkins for fan-created theories and other speculation. Template:Jessica's victims